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Santa Monica's Farmers' Markets are known for their rich bounties of vegetables, baskets of freshly cut flowers, live music, breads, cheeses, and delicious food samplings and the markets are open rain or shine for your convenience.

Under the longest reigning king in French history, Paris became the most important print producer in Europe, a position it maintained until the end of the 19th century. This extraordinary development was fueled by official policies that aimed to elevate the entire spectrum of the fine and decorative arts. Prints were at once a means of communication, a propaganda tool, and an art form in ever-increasing demand. Printmakers and print publishers produced hundreds of thousands of works on paper in a century that was as hungry for imagery as ours is today. June 16, 2015 – September 6, 2015.

Accidentally discovered by a French farmer in 1830, the spectacular hoard of gilt-silver statuettes and vessels known as the Berthouville Treasure was originally dedicated to the Gallo-Roman god Mercury. Following four years of meticulous conservation and research at the Getty Villa, this exhibition allows viewers to appreciate their full splendor and offers new insights about ancient art, technology, religion, and cultural interaction. December 23 – August 17, 2015.

Featuring over 35 dynamic textiles and commanding headdresses, this exhibition presents the profound visual impact of African textiles. Fashioned in a variety of techniques and enhanced with a broad range of natural materials, these extraordinary garments and headpieces sculpt the body into iconic form and serve as aesthetic surrogates for power and esteem. April 5, 2015 – October 12, 2015

The efforts of MOCA’s Acquisition & Collection, Photography, and Drawings committees, as well as those of many generous individuals and institutions, have enabled the museum to cultivate one of the premier collections of contemporary art in the United States.

Following an acclaimed sold-out tour of the United Kingdom, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, will come to Los Angeles as part of a brand new North American Tour. Critics are raving that this breathtaking production is “bigger and better than ever before.” Through August 2, 2015.

Leave your car with us* and relax in The Living Room with a flight of rosé wine each Thursday before strolling over to the Santa Monica Pier during the annual Twilight Concerts series beginning July 9th.

This is the best seat in town.

Welcome to the ultimate Living Room. It’s yours to do as you please: meet a friend for a drink, relax and read the paper, or just enjoy the view. Treat it like home. You are.

Your new Living Room comes with a view of the Pacific Ocean, the most comfortable couches, two fireplaces, an incredible art collection and live entertainment nearly every evening. Idle on with early morning coffee, light meals, afternoon tea, or a relaxing happy hour in Santa Monica. Casual meetings, first dates and night caps. It all happens here. Plus the heated Lobby Terrace takes you even closer to the ocean. Bet you can’t get that at your house.

Charcuterie & wine in the Living Room

The Best Seat in Town

“ New England beach-house style charm. ”

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